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Originally Posted by marg99
I would be a bit cautious about loading up the boat as Ford only allows 650Kg including trailer, without brakes on the trailer. With brakes you can go to 900KG on those Focus models
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I'm surprised at how low those numbers are when you compare them to similar cars.
Just checked my book. Your figures were slightly off
Petrol Auto - braked: 750kg, unbraked: 650kg.
Petrol Manual - braked: 900kg, unbraked: 650kg.
All diesels - braked 1000kg, unbraked 680kg.
The diesel figures could be slightly higher to be honest, could be the cooling / transmission setup is the limitation??
An 86 XF Falcon with almost identical power, weight and torque was rated at 800kg unbraked and 1200kg braked, or there abouts ;)
Then compare the Focus to a 2010 manual Fiesta. 400kg lighter, 12kw less power, HALF the torque, yet exactly the same braked towing capacitiy as the manual petrol Focus and 100kg off the diesel!!!!
So either the Fiesta is over-rated, or the Focus is under-rated - brobably a bit of both!
Oh... and the XR5 is not suited to towing ANYTHING according to the book. You would think with the power and brakes it has it would be on par with the diesel?????